Melbourne meteor: Loud boom and ‘earthquake’ felt after ‘comet’ seen in the sky

Dozens of people in Melbourne claimed to have felt the ground shake last night, moments after what appeared to be a fiery comet was seen in the sky.

Just after midnight, residents took to Twitter to say they had felt the Earth move, while others posted images of something glowing in the night sky.

Just after midnight, residents took to Twitter to say they had felt the Earth move, while others posted images of something glowing in the night sky.

“Pretty sure we just had another aftershock in Melbourne #earthquake,” Steve Forbes wrote.

“There was a 100% earthquake in Melbourne about 3 minutes ago,” another person said.

And Ken Roy asked, ‘Earthquake and a big comet at the same time? Is the world ending?

More to come.